#characters are: vriska vissle sangis and phikit

[kabutoden]

Are all cerulean god tier wings nonfunctional? I think you said something about Vriska’s wings not being real when you drew her god tier awhile ago (might be misremembering >.< ), and arachnids don’t really fly, so if that’s the case for ceruleans is it true for all the flightless bug-blood types?

Yep! It's easiest to tell with Vissle, who has their wings on her stinger, but the same applies for Vriska, Sangis and Phikit. Initially I didn't bother giving Phikit's godtiers wings at all because i already liked the design, but they're here now. I specifically thought abt this quite a bit while drawing these. In Gold Rule particularly, these transparent wings are always just theater costumes. Normally, wings are associated with adulthood and maturity, so these fake wings are kinda like putting a kid in a suit--it's adorably silly to watch them walk around looking like a tiny man. For kids who will eventually get wings, the costume wings are attached to the back muscle where the wings would eventually be: they can wiggle them, glide, and flutter briefly, but can't really fly. It's still adorable to watch though. The costumes are ancient and traditional, and similar to how greek masks represent a character archetype rather than a specific person. However, the godtiers i chose should reflect the character's fate, personality, psychic abilities, or effects on others. They don't have godtier powers though.

...not that i know how or where the tiers would fit into the story.